First Amendment defense disallowed in porn case
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A Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding a journalist in violation of child pornography laws is discussed..The journalist's First Amendment defense to the charges, involving the need to research a freelance article, is analyzed.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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Reporters on the job continue to encounter official roadblocks
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The author discusses situations and cases where journalists faced arrest or harassment in their attempts to cover news events.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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Politicians, police and a principal torment reporters
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The author discusses problems facing journalists in their attempts to obtain information, including lack of space for the press corps in Congress, being barred from press briefings, delays in information requests, false arrest and accusation.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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